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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Rural Soc Sci. 2022 Feb;37(1):2.

Table 3:

Instrumental Assistance from Adult Children (N=10,264)

(1) (2) (3) (4)
OR OR OR OR (95% CI)
Parent Characteristics
Rural residence 1.55** 1.75*** 1.71*** 1.76*** (1.34 – 2.31)
Poor health 2013 1.15 1.23 (0.93 – 1.64)
Limitation 2013 1.48** 1.48** (1.14 – 1.91)
Education (r=<HS)
 High School 1.33 (0.93 – 1.92)
 Some College 1.34 (0.91 – 1.99)
 Completed College 1.34 (0.86 – 2.10)
 More than College 1.73* (1.10 – 2.73)
Income (r=<$25,000)
 $25,000 to <$50,000 0.98 (0.70 – 1.38)
 $50,000 to <$75,000 0.73 (0.48 – 1.12)
 >=$75,000 0.74 (0.50 – 1.10)
Child Characteristics
Proximity (r=co-reside)
 <30 miles 0.48*** 0.48*** 0.48*** (0.36 – 0.64)
 30 to <200 miles 0.23*** 0.23*** 0.21*** (0.14 – 0.31)
 200 to <500 miles 0.12*** 0.12*** 0.12*** (0.07 – 0.20)
 >=500 miles 0.08*** 0.08*** 0.08*** (0.05 – 0.12)
Education (r=<HS)
 High School 1.14 (0.74 – 1.77)
 Some College 1.19 (0.75 – 1.89)
 Completed College 1.56+ (0.96 – 2.52)
 More than College 1.15 (0.67 – 1.99)
 Missing 2.24** (1.27 – 3.95)
Income (r=<$25,000)
 $25,000 to <$50,000 1.01 (0.70 – 1.44)
 $50,000 to <$75,000 1.53* (1.07 – 2.19)
 >=$75,000 1.16 (0.82 – 1.64)
 Missing 0.38*** (0.23 – 0.64)
Constant 0.66* 1.24 1.09 0.58 (0.30 – 1.12)
***

p<0.001,

**

p<0.01,

*

p<0.05,

+

p<0.10.

All models are weighted and clustered at the family level and control for demographic factors of parents (age, gender, race/ethnicity, union status) and adult children (age, gender, union status, number of adult siblings).